Shanghai Chest Hospital

Hospital in Shanghai, China

31°12′03″N 121°25′50″E / 31.200709°N 121.430679°E / 31.200709; 121.430679OrganisationTypeTeachingAffiliated universityShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineServicesBeds580SpecialityCardiology, respirology, thoracic and cardiovascular surgeryHistoryOpened1866 (as St. Luke's Hospital)
1957 (as Shanghai Chest Hospital)LinksWebsitewww.shxkyy.comListsHospitals in China

Shanghai Chest Hospital (Chinese: 上海市胸科医院) is the first hospital in China specializing in cardiovascular systems, lung, esophagus, trachea and mediastinum.

History

Founded in Shanghai in 1866, St. Luke's Hospital (Chinese: 同仁醫院) was merged with St. Elizabeth's Hospital (Chinese: 廣仁醫院) in 1942 to form St. Luke's & St. Elizabeth's Hospital (or Hongren Hospital, Chinese: 宏仁醫院). Both hospitals were sponsored by the American Episcopal Church.^[1]

Hongren Hospital was affiliated to the Shanghai Second Medical College in 1954. It was reorganised as Shanghai Chest Hospital in 1957.^[2] Huang Jiasi served as the first president, and the first vice-presidents were Lan Xichun and Gu Kaishi. In 1957, it was designated by Ministry of Health as a national training center for cadio-vascular and chest surgery. In 1994, it was designated Grade 3, Class A hospital. In 2004, it became Shanghai Red Cross Chest Hospital. Since 2005, it has been affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

References

^ "Western Medicine in China, 1800-1950". Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
^ 张明岛 (1998). 上海市专志・上海卫生志 [Shanghai Municipal Special Gazetteer, Volume on Health]. ISBN 7806185305.